Stoneware Plates with EZ Stroke Design

1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan brush, apply 3 coats of UG067 Ivory to the top of the SB105 Rimmed Dinner Plate – Stoneware.  Allow to dry!
3. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 3 coats of SW501 White Gloss to the top of the SB104 Rimmed Salad Plate – Stoneware.  Allow to dry!
4. With a pencil and AC230 Clay Carbon Paper, trace the pattern on both pieces.
5. Place some EZ055 Brick on a glazed tile.  If needed, mix well with a palette knife.
6. Using a CB406 #6 Pointed Round brush, load the brush with the EZ055 Brick and apply to the flower and the leaves by doing a pressure stroke.  On the flower, start from the bottom edge of the petal and pull the brush around the petal ending on the bottom of the other side.  On the leaves, start the stroke from the bottom of the leaf by pressing, pulling, and lifting to a point.
7. Place some of the EZ010 French Brown on the glazed tile.
8. Using a CB110 10/0 Liner brush, outline, and detail all the leaves and flower petals with EZ010 French Brown.  Add the center of the leaves using the CB202 #2 Detail Liner brush.  Allow to dry!
9. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan brush, apply 3 coats of SW513 Brown Gloss to the back of each plate.  Allow to dry!
10. Using a CB106 #6 Script Liner brush, apply 3 coats to the rim on the top of each plate.  Allow to dry!
11. Using a CB604 #4 Soft Fan brush, apply 2 coats of SW004 Zinc Free Clear glaze to the top of the SB105 Rimmed Dinner Plate – Stoneware. Not on the rim of the plate.  Allow to dry!
12. There is no further glazing on the SB104 Rimmed Salad Plate – Stoneware.
13. Make sure that the foot of each plate has been cleaned with a damp sponge to remove any glaze on the foot.
14. Place the plates on a clean kiln washed shelf in the kiln, making sure that they do not hang over the edge of the kin shelf to prevent warping.
15. Fire to shelf cone 5/6.

Additional Adaptations & Tips if needed.

1. Make sure to shake all products to mix well.
2. EZ Strokes are pure pigment compared to Fundamentals underglaze, which is more like colored slip.
3. It is best to place EZ strokes on a glazed tile for a palette to do brush work.
4. EZ Strokes can be used for more than brush work.  They can be used to color low fired slip or mid-range slips. Also, can be used to color clear glaze to create a sheer type glaze.
5. EZ Strokes can be fired from cone 06 – 6 and some with good results to cone 10.
6. EZ Strokes are intermixable to create other colors.
7. EZ Strokes can be used on greenware, bisque, over an underglaze and even over a glazed that has not been fired.